Chapter 87 Chapter 87 1

The affair between Sun Yaozu and Fei Lin caused a sensation in Liuqiao Commune.

The truth is that although we often hear about enemy spies appearing somewhere, in fact, no one has ever really seen them. This time, the enemy spies not only appeared next to us, but also involved the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, and a large box of "small yellow croakers" was confiscated... This is really sensational.

Ordinary people are not interested in antique calligraphy and paintings, but they can't help but talk about a box of "small yellow croakers" and admire them.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country has been calling on everyone to sell their gold to the public. In addition, no one dares to show off their wealth, so gold is very scarce on the market.

But scarcity does not mean non-existence. Who doesn't have a few silver dollars and one or two gold rings hidden in the house of a wealthy family? Some well-off families will secretly prepare the "three golds" for the bride when they get married.

No matter how the world changes, gold will always be rare.

Not to mention Liuqiao Commune, because this matter was of great importance and involved so much gold, the news had already spread to the county and city.

This incident did bring about a series of follow-up effects. For example, the director of the commune's revolutionary committee, perhaps because of the impact of this incident or because he saw his once arrogant subordinate in prison and felt sympathetic, he directly resigned from the position of director on the pretext of poor health. As a result, Wu Qiong was naturally promoted to director.

For example, the school lost a teacher like Fei Lin. The new teacher could not take up the post for a while, so the general knowledge class had to be shared by other teachers, but there was no one to take over the music class. Therefore, once Teacher Cui had something to do, the corresponding class could only attend self-study classes.

The students became much quieter. Even though they had heard many stories about catching enemy spies, none of them were as shocking as experiencing it themselves. Especially since the enemy spy was their teacher, their emotions were naturally more complicated.

In this atmosphere, Shen Moer announced to the second-year junior high school students that the embroidery factory was recruiting painters, which suddenly made the originally lifeless campus lively.

Those who were originally interested in art classes and completed their art homework seriously couldn't help but feel fortunate, while those who originally thought that learning painting was useless and were perfunctory in their daily lives were now regretting it very much.

It’s so difficult to find a job these days!

Especially since they are about to graduate from junior high school, according to the current policy, they will definitely be sent to the countryside to work as sent-down youth in one or two years at the earliest, and three to five years at the latest. If they can be admitted to the embroidery factory this time, they will not only have a job, but they will also not have to go to the countryside!

Although this recruitment is open to the entire county, everyone knows that only students who graduated from Qianjin Middle School in the county can draw, and most of them would rather stay in the county, so most of them will not come to participate in the recruitment. Even if there are, there will definitely not be many.

The painters of the embroidery factory will definitely come from among them in the end.

Therefore, regardless of whether they had studied hard before, most of the second-year students in the commune middle school signed up for the painter recruitment examination.

Through people she knew from previous competitions and Geng Liming's help, Shen Moer invited the judges of the city's painting competition to conduct on-site examinations and scoring, and publicly selected eight painting apprentices.

At the same time, the embroidery factory had finally prepared the equipment in the workshop, office tables, chairs and benches, as well as the raw materials needed to produce the first batch of goods.

The factory buildings, equipment, materials and personnel are all in place, and the ninth workshop is finally ready to start operations.

Shen Moer hadn't noticed it before, but when she ran into the second son of her second uncle, Shen Jianshe, at the workshop gate on the day when work officially started, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Shen Jianshe took the initiative to greet her: "Mo'er."

Shen Moer asked doubtfully: "What is this, cousin Jianshe?"

Shen Jianshe smiled sheepishly: "I was recruited to work as a warehouse keeper."

Shen Moer's expression did not change, and she asked, "I don't know about this. In addition to cousin Jianshe, has anyone else been recruited into our family?"

Shen Jianshe looked a little embarrassed, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "There's also Minbing from your cousin Jianye's family, so it's just the two of us."

Shen Moer nodded. Shen Minbing was the eldest grandson of her second uncle. He was the one who stole the bricks from her house.

She asked casually, "Which department is Min Bing assigned to?"

Shen Jianshe scratched his head: "It's also warehouse management."

Shen Moer curled the corners of her lips, said a few words to Shen Jianshe casually, and walked away.

Shen Jianshe only felt that this cousin who was a dozen years younger than him, but after not seeing her for a while, she felt completely different.

Although he was much older, he had no idea what his cousin was thinking. Even when facing her, he seemed a little nervous and at a loss, as if he was afraid that he would do something wrong and be criticized by her.

Shen Jianshe quietly wiped his sweat and thought that being a leader is different. He feels more majestic than the team leader.

Shen Moer didn't know what Shen Jianshe was thinking, so she went directly to find Wei Xinyu, who was now in charge of personnel work in the workshop.

Wei Xinyu was also recruited through an examination. She was from Baiyang Commune, had a high school education, was young but had a steady personality, and was very methodical in dealing with people. After meeting her twice, Shen Moer directly handed over the personnel work to her.

Wei Xinyu took the list of cadres and employees of the entire workshop to Shen Moer and said, "You said before that you were only responsible for selecting embroiderers and painters, and you were not responsible for other logistics, procurement, security and other personnel, so we recruited these people according to the requirements of Director Mao and Deputy Director Jin. Yangliu Brigade did recruit a few, but they didn't mention it when they signed up, so we didn't know that these two people were your relatives."

The two major surnames in Yangliu Brigade are Zhou and Chen. Wei Xinyu guessed that he might be related to Chen Moli, but he didn't expect that he was actually her cousin.

She thought for a moment and said, "In addition to the written test, there was also an interview. The written test scores of these two people were actually relatively low, especially Shen Jianshe, who had a relatively low level of education. However, after the interview, Director Mao and Deputy Director Jin gave them very high scores, so they were successfully admitted."

Wei Xinyu looked at the deputy director who was one year younger than him, but he did not dare to look down on him at all. Being able to single-handedly facilitate a large state-owned factory like the Embroidery Factory to build a workshop in Liuqiao Commune was something that not ordinary people could do.

Moreover, after spending some time together, Wei Xinyu always felt that Deputy Director Shen had a natural sense of majesty, which made people unconsciously convinced.

She was actually very confused. These two people were actually recruited by Director Mao and his team. Director Mao and his team did it for Deputy Director Shen's sake, but Deputy Director Shen seemed to be completely unaware of it.

Shen Moer looked through the list carefully, and after confirming that there were no "unexpected" people except Shen Jianshe and Shen Minbing, her eyes lingered on the words "Warehouse Management" behind Shen Minbing for a while, and then handed the list to Wei Xinyu: "It's okay, as long as the procedures are in compliance, it's not a problem for anyone to come in."

After a pause, Shen Moer continued, "However, according to regulations, all people recruited by the factory must undergo political review. We were in a hurry before, and we may not have understood everything clearly, especially since the enemy spy incident just happened in the commune. I suggest that everyone go through the political review again to avoid leaving hidden dangers for subsequent work."

Wei Xinyu's expression slightly changed, and he nodded: "Okay, time was tight and there were many people, so I just asked them to go to the brigade to print the relevant certification materials. I will verify them one by one later."

Shen Moer nodded and said nothing more.

Later, the workshop held a meeting for all members. Mao Jianxin made an impassioned mobilization speech at the meeting, painting an exaggerated picture of the bright future of the workshop, such as striving to be the best, earning foreign exchange through exports, and becoming famous overseas. He spoke with great passion, but unfortunately the workers below could not resonate with him.

However, after Shen Moli came on stage, she said, "We will do our best to complete the production tasks with quality and quantity, strive to distribute benefits to everyone by the end of the year, and start building the staff housing within three years," which won warm applause.

Earning foreign exchange through exports and becoming famous overseas are too far away; year-end benefits are just around the corner, and welfare housing distribution is what everyone is thinking about.

The Nan Province Embroidery Factory allocated money to build workshop buildings and purchase workshop equipment, but did not allocate money to build family buildings. This money must be taken from the production tasks they have completed, and a few points must be set aside each year. When there is enough money, they will start building family buildings.

At present, except for the original residents of the commune, everyone else is crowded in the temporary dormitories provided by the commune. One room is filled with bunk beds, with two people sleeping on one bed, and can accommodate more than 20 people.

The conditions were indeed difficult, but most of the workers in the embroidery factory were from rural areas and could endure the hardship.

But since they were workers, they certainly wanted to have their own single dormitory, and they also wanted to be allocated a house that was big enough for the whole family to live in, like in textile factories and kiln factories.

Jin Caifei was good at sales and naturally a smart person. Seeing that Mao Jianxin's "empty talk" was unpopular, he quickly followed Shen Moli's example after he came on stage and promised everyone some practical benefits, which won him applause.

Mao Jianxin's expression was not very good.

He used to work in the trade union of the Southern Province Embroidery Factory, organizing cultural and entertainment activities, and conducting learning activities. He was used to shouting slogans to the workers. The workers of the Embroidery Factory didn't mind listening to these slogans after their relaxing cultural and entertainment activities. He never expected that the grassroots people would be like this and not give him any face at all.

Shen Moer didn't know what he was thinking. If she knew, she would tell him. Not to mention him, even if it was the captains of various brigades, no one would be willing to flatter them when they talked about these nonsense during meetings.

Haven’t you seen that every time Zhou Mancang holds a meeting, he just briefly says a few words about the wind direction from above, and then immediately returns to the issues of food and pork that everyone is concerned about? Otherwise, no one will listen.

If the team leader is treated like this, how much better can the workshop director be?

Mao Jianxin announced the adjournment of the meeting unhappily, and the workers returned to their positions and went into the workshop to work.

Mao Jianxin came down from the stage and saw Shen Jianshe in the crowd. He was immediately happy again. He called Shen Jianshe to stop him and said to Shen Moer, "Deputy Director Shen, you may not know yet, but our factory has recruited two of your relatives this time. Come on, this is your second uncle, right? The other one seems to be your cousin. Comrade Shen Jianshe, tell me, your niece is so outstanding!"

As soon as he said this, Shen Jianshe fell silent, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

The corners of Shen Moer's mouth twitched, and she understood why Mao Jianxin recruited Shen Jianshe. Maybe he thought Shen Jianshe was her second uncle, and wanted to put an "elder" of hers in the factory to put pressure on her?

To be honest, if Shen Jianshe is really her elder, having such a person in the factory will indeed affect her to some extent.

After all, no matter which leader is replaced, if he is nagged by the elders all day long in the unit, it will give other people the idea that "the leader is also a human being. You see, he is just like a grandson like us in front of the elders." As a result, they will subtly not respect or fear this leader as much.

But the problem is, Shen Jianshe is of the same generation as her!

Which cousin has the confidence to nag at his cousin who is a leader?

Shen Moer glanced at Mao Jianxin's smiling face and said nothing.

Just when Mao Jianxin thought he had finally made a small comeback, he heard Shen Jianshe's guilty voice: "Director Mao, Deputy Director Shen and I are of the same generation. I am his cousin."

Mao Jianxin was stunned and felt that it was impossible. He had met Shen Moer's father Shen Shaoyuan. This Shen Jianshe looked older than Shen Shaoyuan. How could he be of the same generation as Shen Moer?

His mind was a little confused for a moment, and somehow he couldn't help but ask, "What about Shen Minbing?"

Shen Jianshe: "Minbing calls Deputy Director Shen aunt."

Mao Jianxin: “…”